freeway
/ˈfɹiː.weɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.61 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
American usage
Example Sentences
- "Contrary to what one might expect of an essay on freeways, this one is neither a diatribe nor a paean."
- "A 106-kilometer section of this 117-kilometer new freeway (between Hsinchu and Hsichih 汐止) was opened to traffic in 1997, and the entire line will be finished in December 1999."
- "In the late 1950s and 1960s most large cities started planning freeway systems, acknowledging the incredible growth in car ownership."
- "The Australian freeway story of the late twentieth century, like many planning stories, can be told as one of high technical expectations dashed by political controversy."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Synonyms
motorway
expressway
autoroute
autobahn
interstate[:w:Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway System]]>
limited-access highway
controlled-access highway
pike
state highway
superhighway
throughway
thruway